Grand Total $279.45 for 3 tickets for Cheap Trick, Poison and Def Leppard.

I immediately clicked off of the Ticketmaster site, contacted my wife and informed her that we would NOT be going to see Poison this year. It is a shame, as we have enjoyed going the last couple of years. Enough is enough with the high ticket prices.

I am sure everyone is well aware of how crappy our economy is right now. It is affecting nearly everyone I know. It is either hitting them in their pocket book, or in their places of employment. Everyone is cutting back, as am I.

For three bands who haven’t had a hit in years, the cost of these tickets are absurd. Poison has managed to bring forth a couple of reasonably priced shows the last couple of years, both of which pretty good shows, and were well attended.

I can’t imagine that this year’s Poison show will have as many people.

I am sure having Def Leppard on the bill drove up the cost of the tickets, but I don’t think Mr. Elliott and company are worth another $40.00 to the ticket price. Too add fuel to the fire, Ticketmaster adds a whopping $49.85 to the cost of three tickets. This is highway robbery in my opinion. I am sure it will get even more costly with the Ticketmaster – Live Nation merger.

Def Leppard may be guilty of high ticket prices, but Motley Crue are no angels either. The recent tour with The Lost Vegas, Hinder, Theory of A Deadman and Motley Crue had an average ticket price of $95.00 each in the cities the played in.

Are hard rock fans stuck paying for the retirement funds of our favorite bands in 2009? I don’t know, but I won’t support a band in a live setting when their tickets are over priced like this. Vivian Campbell was recently quoted by Rolling Stone as saying “It’s more value for the people” when referring to the 2009 Def Leppard Tour Package with Cheap Trick and Poison. Sorry Viv, I fail to see the value when a single ticket sets a fan back $93.00.

Are you tired of paying the high prices for concert tickets? What is the most you have paid for a concert?

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I wasn’t planning to see a show this summer until the M3 Festival was announced at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. 16 Bands for $68 after service charges. Not the best seats, but not bad either. I mean Twisted Sister, Extreme, Ratt, Dokken, Slaughter, Kix, etc… This will be a show definitely worth the money. I’ve seen Steve Whiteman with Funny Money and Extreme lately, and both shows rocked. I probably won’t see another show this summer, but this should be enough..

I agree totally – YES the prices are way too high for a 1-night show BUT a trend is happening and I am happy to say – Bands (old & new) are getting together and doing shows like Rocklahoma, Rock gone Wild and Rock on the Range (2 to 3 days shows). If it weren’t for the Hideout I would have never known about shows like Rocklahoma (found out too late to get tickets last year) but this year I had heard about Rock on the Range thanks to the Hideout to which I am going. Now the money matter – 4 of us are going (Camping package) We get 4 tickets (Sat & Sun Shows 35+ bands total), reserved rv spot (own a rv) Friday to Sunday and 4 concert t-shirts all for $499.00 split 4 ways that’s only $125.00 per for 3 days – will have to factor in gas, tolls (Philly to Columbus OH), food & alcohol as well so lets just give it a round number of 250 per. So you are saying a Grand Total $279.45 for 3 tickets for 3 bands and a 1-night show and I am saying 3 days of camping – 4 tickets plus 2 days of 35 bands (and growing) for $250 a piece – I think it’s a steal and hope the trend continues and grows. (yes, I know it’s a total 1k, just figuring on the high side) Just wish these kinda shows would come closer to Philly so we could save just a little $$. Hey Hideout, keep up the GREAT job!.

I paid $40 each for lawn seats for Iron Maiden last year – but that was special. I wanted to make sure my son’s first metal show was a good one. $40 is probably about the ceiling I will pay for concert ticket.

Ticket prices have become outrageous. I won;t pay over $30 to see any band anymore unless it is a festival show with a bunch of really good bands i haven’t seen yet. I paid a whopping $20 to see ACE last year and he played for over 2 hours. Paid $25 for Whitesnake and they KILLED. $20 for Steve Vai, $25 for Queensryche, $35 for Black Sabbath w/ Alice Cooper and Queensryche.I hope people quit paying these ridculous prices for these shows and maybe they will lower their prices. I can pay $15-$18 for the live DVD and watch it in the comfort of my home and not pay $7 for beers. Oh and fuck ticketmaster.

Speaking as someone who paid $15 to see Van Halen in 1984, I haven’t gone to a major show in probably ten years because of the exorbitant prices. I know they don’t miss my money, but as a consumer it’s the only thing I can do in protest, and I intend to continue to do it. there is no logical reason why ticket prices should increase six-fold in 25 years.

I way over paid last year for Van Halen and AC/DC tickets. Both of which are legacy acts that I had to see. Neither band was worth their asking price, and I won’t pay these prices any more.

As much as I love to see live shows, and I would have gone to to Def Lep and Poison in a heartbeat, I can’t mortgage my own future for a 3 hour show anymore. $280.00 is too costly for 4 hours of entertainment. The cost for two tickets for this show, is more than it cost for 3 tickets for the Poison show in 2008.

I didn’t go see Metallica this past december because tickets were over $100! My wife is going to see No Doubt and Paramoure and those tickets were freakin’ $80! I about lost it when she told me how much they were!

Tesla is coming around and their tickets are about $40 after all the stupid ticketmaster charges.

I am with you brother. I will not purchase tickets to the Leppard/Poison show for the same reason, and I have passed on the Motley Crue gig at Madison Square Garden this coming Monday. I wrote a post the other day referring to these shows and argue that we should pass on the tickets until they are forced to lower the prices which they have in the past. Last year, I attended Judas Priest, Poison, Mayhem Fest, and the Stone Temple Pilots for $10 a ticket with no service charge. Two years ago they gave Nugent tickets away for free because no one would pay the 40 bucks for a ticket. I would be patient on this show. It will not sell well.

I couldn’t agree more! The most I paid for a ticket was just recently for Motley Crue: $85. Was it worth it? Yes and no. Motley Crue was worth it, but the other bands don’t deserve a dime. Regardless, ticket prices are completely out of control. Not all of us are made of money! I definitely won’t be paying $90 to see Poison, Def Leppard and Cheap Trick. I’ve seen all three bands live and I promise you that Cheap Trick is the only band worth the ticket price.